- Introduction
- Distribution
- Over Time
- Data Sources
Basic Information
The Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches can be traced to work organized in 1889 by Isaac Peters and Aaron Walls. Going through a variety of name changes, prior to 1987, the group was known as the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Conference.
History
renamed toFellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches (1987) |
Snapshot
| 1990 | 2000 | Growth/Decline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congregations | 16 | 17 | +1 (6.3%) |
| Adherents | 2,089 | 1,811 | -278 (-13.3%) |
Notes
Snapshot data are from Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990 and Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Copyright © 2002, Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). All rights reserved. Published by Glenmary Research Center, 1312 Fifth Ave., North, Nashville, TN 37208. www.glenmary.org/grc.
History data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches [More information on history data sources]
